Cropland — Share in Land area in Malawi
Malawi: Cropland — Share in Land area was 45.42 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Malawi stood at 45.42 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Malawi peaked at 45.42 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.43 %, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 18th of 234 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.7 % | 14.43 % | 20.33 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.92 % | 19.8 % | 22.59 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.14 % | 21.11 % | 24.66 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.56 % | 23.65 % | 30.01 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.47 % | 30.54 % | 38.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.81 % | 38.5 % | 43.87 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.28 % | 44.72 % | 45.42 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More environment data for Malawi
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.67 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 157.29 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 19.62 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 30.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,850 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.6 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 282.19 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 65.23 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,000 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Malawi?
- Cropland — share in land area in Malawi was 45.42 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 45.42 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.43 % in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Malawi ranks 18th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.